How many times on the job site have you seen the riggers place more than two slings into one single point hook with no regard to the fact they may be tip loading, back loading, or even side loading the hook?
Read MoreThings to consider when connecting shackles to pad eyes
In the world of rigging, many loads or machinery are fitted with weld-on permanent lifting points (pad eyes) that are used to connect to rigging hardware and slings. Often, the rigging hardware of choice to connect the sling to the pad eye is a Crosby shackle.
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